Chelsea has never been a giant in football and its decline is almost inevitable with the imminent departures of some of its stars.

Now, concerning Cristiano Ronaldo, why would he leave Manchester United? He is actually playing for the biggest and richest football club in the best football league, which are the main reasons of his success. Under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Qieroz he is to become a Manchester United legend sooner rather than later.

In case you people don't know, the statistics will tell you that no player has been able to perform on a better stage after leaving Manchester United, not a single one with the exception of Mark Hughes when he left for Barcelona (for an unsuccesful spell) but Sir Alex Ferguson signed him back two years later.

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I guess you don't have any idea about football, Deesha. 11 players play against 11 other players on the field. It's not only Ronaldo versus Chelski (Oops! Sorry, Chelsea.) or any other team, it's Manchester United versus another team.

Well, Ramsey has already snubbed Manchester United for the Gunners. Manucho will certainly be a bench warmer or even loaned to another club as may be Roque Santa Cruz is on his way to Old Trafford and Louis Saha will still be a member of the next campaign. Concerning Fraizer Campbell, he is on loan at Hull and his future is undecided.

That's the perfect view of our football club, Henry, which always hasbeen and always will be far more important as a club than a support actto any single player, however good that player is, or thinks he is.

After Robson...the Double Double.

After Cantona...the Treble.

After Beckham...'just' the FA cup.

And after Roy Keane...back to back titles and champions of Europe.

NOBODY is bigger than United, the club, according to SAF 'that waits for no man'.

Real's desperation to hijak CR7 is understandable, mind. Theydidn't romp a poor la Liga, they finished top - someone had to. They'reoff everyone's pace, not just the English PL teams in Europe, by astreet and they know it. (Failure at the first knock-out stage for thelast 4 years) Their team is still in transition, their managers' hotseat is a magic roundabout and the latest club president is on anotherego trip to the stars. Stable Real Madrid are not, unlike rock-steadyUnited.

They are also permanently casting envious and anxious eyes towardsManchester, where the sole challenge to their previously unquestionedclub supremacy has been taking serious shape under the Ferguson regime.

Which is all just more ways of confirming that right now really isn'tthe time for CR7 to leave Manchester United. So far he's beenbrilliant, but to be regarded as a true United legend he needs a couplemore silver shiny things; how about a treble of league titlesChristiano? Unprecedented back to back Champions League titles?

Then you'd be a true football icon, not jus a marketing one. Andconsider, if people think - however mistakenly, that United are a oneman team, wait till you trot out at Real and find every other player isenvious of you for stealing the show. Then you'll really discover thatone man does not a great team make.

But of course by then it'd be too late, which would be a shame. And probably more so for you than United.BLOODY WANKER....!!!!!!!!!!!!GO TO HELL

May be Frank Lampard will eventually end up at Inter Milan following the arrival of Deco at Chelsea.

On the other hand, Roman Calderon has already conceeded defeat in his pursuit of landing Cristiano Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabéu and Manchester United are eyeing the dutch striker, Klaas Jan Huntelaar.

First, I'm not too happy to see Louis Saha going away because whenever he is fit (may be for half of the season) he can guarantee 15 - 20 goals.

Second, £32 million is a bit a too much for someone like Dimitar Berbatov. He isn't Tevez or Rooney who have about 10 years left in their career. He may have a good strike rate but at 27 years of age this won't seem as money well spent.

I would have preferred someone like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar but well, I don't think we can argue with Sir Alex Ferguson too much.

Yeah you are right varun the price is too demanding considering the age of the player. The transfer closes on monday??? i thought on sunday at midnight. Thanks for the info. Huntelaar is another great option but i cant understand why ferguson is not making a move. I think spurs are trying to benefit from manutd's situation just as they did for liverpool. Keane is certainly not worth the £20 million price tag.